Samuel Beckett Bridge

Samuel Beckett Bridge

Samuel Becket Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge currently under construction in Dublin, Ireland,Structurae|id=s0006045|title=Samuel Beckett Bridge] and is expected to join Macken Street on the south-side of the River Liffey, to Guild Street and North Wall Quay in the Docklands area. [ [http://www.dublincity.ie/RoadsandTraffic/MajorTransportProjects/Pages/Samuel%20Beckett%20Bridge.aspx Dublin City Council - Detail on Samuel Beckett Bridge] ]

Design and construction

The architect is Santiago Calatrava, a designer of a number of innovative bridge and buildings. This will be the second bridge in the area designed by Calatrava, the first being the James Joyce Bridge, which is further upstream. [ [http://www.irish-architecture.com/buildings_ireland/dublin/bridges/james_joyce.html Irish-Architecture.com - James Joyce Bridge, Dublin] ]

The main span of the Samuel Beckett Bridge is supported by cable stays from a doubly back-stayed single forward arc tubular tapered spar, with decking provided for four traffic and two pedestrian lanes. The shape of the spar and its cables is said to evoke an image of a harp lying on its edge. (The harp is a secular icon for Ireland and things Irish.)

The constructor is the "Graham-Hollandia" joint venture. [ [http://www.irish-architecture.com/news/2006/000092.html Archiseek - Samuel Beckett Bridge to open in 2008] ]

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